On March 14, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Suns 111-140 and once again planted a big heel on the road. How bad is this team's away game? They have suffered 10 consecutive away defeats, have not won on the road for 46 days, and the last time they won away from home has been back to the defeat of the Nets on January 26, Beijing time.
So far this season, the Lakers have played 36 home games, 20-16, with a winning percentage of 55.6%, ranking 16th in the NBA's home win rate. Not bad, right? That's when you don't see the away record. They played 31 away games, 9-22, with a winning percentage of just 29%, tied with the Blazers for 24th place in the NBA's away win rate!
10 consecutive losing away games is already tied for the fourth in lakers history, and if you continue to lose 1 away game, you can equal the third worst away 11 consecutive losses (2015-16 season). In second place was the 12-game losing streak away from home in 2016-17, while the top was 16 consecutive away losses spanning the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. The Lakers' next three away opponents are the Timberwolves, Raptors and Wizards.
So far this season, most of the Lakers' core players have played worse on the road than at home, especially James, Thick Brow and Melon -
James' home statistics are 31 points per game, shooting 54% from the field and 37% from three-point range; away statistics are 27.9 points per game, shooting 49.4% from the field and 34.1% from three-point range.
Thick brow home statistics are 24.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, shooting 55.1% from the field and 25.7% from three-point range; away data is 21.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, shooting 52.1% from the field and 9.7% from three-point range.
Melon's home statistics are 14.4 points per game, shooting 48.4% from the field and 44.6% from three-point range; away data is 12.8 points per game and 40.1% from the field. Three-point shooting percentage is 33.1%.
Unlike the three of them, Westbrook has better away statistics than home, and perhaps in front of the home fans in Los Angeles, his pressure is too great. Westbrook averaged 17 points at home, shooting 41.2 percent from the field and 26.1 percent from three-point range; 19.3 points per game on the road, shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 29.8 percent from three-point range.
The Lakers have 15 regular season games left, including 5 at home and 10 on the road, and the rest of the schedule is the most difficult in the league. They have a good chance of playing the playoffs, but more and more people are not optimistic that they will make the playoffs.